Povert

For those of you who haven’t read Thoughts on Music (a short essay by Steve Jobs on DRM’d music) yet, Jobs is dead-on correct.

I don’t really have much to add, except that I would buy more music from iTunes than I currently do if it were DRM-free. And I’m not a purist — I do buy music from iTunes. But when it’s from a band that I really like (Sonic Youth, Beck, etc.), I tend to buy the CD instead, for a variety of reasons, including uneasiness with having the content encrypted.

And hell, there are simple ways to get around DRM. And I don’t currently plan to play the music on anything other than my various computers, ipod, airport express or appleTV (when I get it), so I’m not worried about losing the ability to play my music. I’d rather buy it without DRM, though.

But, let’s face it. The music companies have always had their heads up their asses.

This article mostly made me groan, except for this line:

She said even though “Rape Me” by Nirvana was a hit, it just wasn’t the best choice for babies.

Words to live by.

Gah. Sleater-Kinney called it quits. I didn’t know.

Gah.

I’ll probably be adding little things here and there to Flapping Crane over the next week or so. Got lots of songs, shorts, that we never added.

I’ve added a song called “Gnomes” to the music section.

There are some unfinished songs as well. Debating what to do with them.

Thinking of putting up “Scarbaccio the Hamster” (the kickin version), “Toaster Strudel” and “Professor Willoughby”. Maybe “Macintosh (Song for Joe Lillibridge)”. And, of course, “I Remember C%#^”.

As for skits — might put Fatty Burger (with some small changes) back up, along with a new Explore Minnesota one. Oh, and Men Gone Romantic.